Wizard_03 Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Well to the original post I think we should have them in DCS as an option, all be it not super practical there were used on the C in RL it was an option for them so I think it should be an option for us:D DCS F/A-18C :sorcerer:
Basher54321 Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 No idea how reliable this is, but apparently each CFT holds 849 US gallons of fuel: http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f15_8.html This reference is the only place that I've found that actually gives a figure for the fuel capacity. The figure seems rather high, but it's the only one I've found... F-15E manual states 728 US Gals each F-15C Air Force Standard Characteristics gives 1464 US Gals total in both CFTs
strikeeagle Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 The right CFT holds less gas than the left due to the gun access door. When we defueled the CFT's we would just tell POL about 700gals each side. 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Chris
DarkFire Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 There we are, that seems much more reasonable. I've been looking at the original FAST pack drawings again and noticed that one of the ideas was for them to feature RATO packs!! Did someone decide that the F-15 ought to have an orbital capability??!!?! :shocking: System Spec: Cooler Master Cosmos C700P Black Edition case. | AMD 5950X CPU | MSI RTX-3090 GPU | 32GB HyperX Predator PC4000 RAM | | TM Warthog stick & throttle | TrackIR 5 | Samsung 980 Pro NVMe 4 SSD 1TB (boot) | Samsung 870 QVO SSD 4TB (games) | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. Personal wish list: DCS: Su-27SM & DCS: Avro Vulcan.
Wizard_03 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 I found some more information about the Tanks themselves; http://postimg.org/gallery/2rhty0txg/ http://postimg.org/gallery/2m3gdqo10/ http://postimg.org/gallery/zxlb88ec/ http://postimg.org/gallery/2u191hgn8/ They do affect maneuverability quite a bit, but the tanks don't add to much drag to the airframe, its the extra weight of all that fuel that is the kicker. But that's true with all fighters. Even trying to dogfight with SU-27 fully fueled is a joke. There are advantages and disadvantages to using CFTs as opposed Externals. DCS F/A-18C :sorcerer:
Wizard_03 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Here is some more actual performance data about the CFTsF-15C_Eagle_(CFT)_SAC_-_February_1992.pdf DCS F/A-18C :sorcerer:
Wizard_03 Posted June 20, 2015 Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) I think these should be added to FC3, the IAF used them quite a bit and we do have Israel as a country and an F-15I and they were used in a few USAF squadrons too, and the FC3 F-15 manual even mentions them. Edited June 20, 2015 by Wizard_03 DCS F/A-18C :sorcerer:
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